The Life Changelog Standard

Version your growth. Track your accomplishments as "changes" and build a meaningful personal history.

Interactive Demo Official Repo

Why LifeVer?

LifeVer is an open-source standard hosted by the LifeVer Standard organization. It provides the metadata structure necessary to turn a messy diary into a powerful analytical tool for reflection and trajectory planning.

Read the full spec →

Building an integration or automating this with AI? See Appendix A for parsing rules and the JSON data model.

Semantic Versioning for Life

1. The Version Number

Every release is defined by an EPOCH.MILESTONE.STEP hierarchy.

EPOCH . MILESTONE . STEP

Hover over a part to explore the logic.

2. The Workflow

1

Capture

Log accomplishments to `[Unreleased]`.

2

Review

Conduct a weekly review ceremony.

3

Release

Commit changes to a new version.

Standard Taxonomy

5 Official Types

Core Scopes

What You Actually Write

A LifeVer entry is plain Markdown — no app, database, or special tooling required.

## [42.1.4] - 2025-06-13

### Added
- **[Personal]:** Finished reading "Dune" by Frank Herbert.
- **[Home]:** Installed new smart thermostat.

### Fixed
- **[Work]:** Resolved the recurring sync issue
  in the reporting module.

### Improved
- **[Family]:** Taught my daughter five-paragraph
  essay structure.

Interactive Exploration

Filter the official example changelog to see LifeVer's analytical power.